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LOT 1025
Aramaic Silver Plaque
2ND-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (0.52 grams, 46 mm).
Sheet silver rectangle with impressed text; unfolded.
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1025
Aramaic Silver Plaque
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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